Eileen Gray

Looking for St. Patrick’s day recipes? To help you plan your celebration I’ve collected all my favorite Irish and Irish inspired recipes. But these recipes are so good they should be enjoyed all through the year!

Pear Frangipane Tart (Tarte Bourdaloue) features a crisp sweet-crust filled with rich almond frangipane and vanilla poached pears. A light pear glaze is the prefect finishing touch. This classic and elegant tart is fit for any dessert table. Tarte Bourdaloue sounds fancy but it’s actually pretty easy to make. All the components can be made …

These hearty Bran Muffins are made with healthy ingredients like whole grain flour, wheat bran, honey, raisins and apple. They are a tasty and wholesome treat made without refined sugar. What is the muffin mixing method? A “muffin” is a specific baked good, but it’s also the name of a mixing technique. To make a …

Sourdough Multigrain Bread is the perfect sandwich loaf. The long, slow rise makes a bread with soft texture, hearty flavor and it stays fresh for several days. This recipe makes a loaf that is not only multigrain, it’s also mostly whole grain. There’s just enough bread flour in the recipe to develop the gluten. Despite …

With it’s soft texture and hearty flavor, Multigrain Bread tastes fantastic and will keep fresh for several days. You can start the dough the night before and bake in the morning to have fresh bread for lunch. This recipe makes a loaf that is not only multigrain, it’s also mostly whole grain. There is just enough …

French Apple Tart! A crisp sweet-crust is filled with roasted apple compote and topped with a blossom of sliced apples. A classic and elegant tart fit for any dessert table. We often assume that French pastries are fancy and difficult to make. That can be true. But my favorite French recipes are those that are …

Edible cookie dough is a no-bake treat the entire family will love. This recipe is super simple to make and safe to eat. We’ve all done it – scooped a spoonful of raw cookie dough and nibbled on it. You know you’re not supposed to, but it’s just so yummy! If you love cookie dough …

French apple cake is perfect in it’s simplicity. It’s flavored with brown butter, rum and vanilla. The sugary crust encasing the cake crackles with every bite. This is my ideal type of baked treat. The cake is rich with browned butter and an extra egg yolk, but it’s not overly sweet. Fruit is the star …

Cream puffs!! Crisp pastry shells filled with light and airy vanilla pastry cream and topped with a sprinkling of powdered sugar. A classic! Do you know why Pate a Choux and Pastry Cream are “essential” recipes? Those two recipes are the base for these classic Vanilla Cream Puffs. But you can use the same two …

In this article I detail exactly how I developed and tested my white cake recipe. Have you ever taken a bite of a beautiful white cake only to be disappointed by it’s rubbery texture and bland taste? With the proper ingredients and mixing technique you can make velvety soft and tender White Cake at home. …